JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

All 1739 N2 words, in the order Nihondex teaches them.

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WordMeaning
大学院だいがくいんgraduate school
滝たきwaterfall
幼児ようじinfant, baby, child
お手伝いさんおてつだいさんmaid
区域くいきzone, district, area
見学けんがくtour, study by observation
平野へいやplain, open field
可愛がるかわいがるto love, to be affectionate
基盤きばんfoundation, basis
個体こたいan individual
古典こてんclassics, classic
祝日しゅくじつnational holiday
ただいまただいまHere I am, I'm home!
長男ちょうなんeldest son
斜めななめdiagonal, oblique
餅もちsticky rice cake
給与きゅうよsalary
工夫くふうdevice, artifice, ingenuity
先頭せんとうhead, lead, vanguard
濃度のうどconcentration, density
プリントプリントprint, handout
窓口まどぐち(ticket) window
矛盾むじゅんcontradiction, inconsistency
率直そっちょくfrank, candid, straightforward, outspoken
アンテナアンテナantenna
意義いぎmeaning, significance
いちいちいちいちone by one, separately
区分くぶんdivision, section, classification
系統けいとうsystem, genealogy
縮小しゅくしょうreduction, curtailment
知人ちじんfriend, acquaintance
通路つうろpassage, pathway
弟子でしpupil, disciple, apprentice
ハンドルハンドルhandle, steering wheel
塊かたまりlump, mass, cluster
学科がっかstudy subject, course of study
果たしてはたしてas was expected, just as one thought, sure enough
ビタミンビタミンvitamin
響きひびきecho, sound
浴衣ゆかたyukata (light cotton summer kimono)
偉いえらいgreat, celebrated, remarkable
学年がくねんyear in school, grade in school
貨物かもつcargo, freight
私立しりつprivate (establishment)
上りのぼりup-train (going to Tokyo), ascent
話し合いはなしあいdiscussion, talk, conference
夜間やかんat night, nighttime
来日らいにちcoming to Japan, visit to Japan
田んぼたんぼpaddy field, farm
果実かじつfruit
行列ぎょうれつline, procession; matrix (math)
琴きん13-string Japanese zither (instrument old reading)
傑作けっさくmasterpiece, best work
気配けはいindication, sign, hint
東西とうざいEast and West, whole country
皮肉ひにくcynicism, sarcasm
ミリ (メートル)ミリ (メートル)milli-
以後いごafter this; from now on; hereafter
演劇えんげきplay (theatrical)
火山かざんvolcano
強引ごういんforcible, assertive, pushy
司会しかいhost, chairperson
子孫しそんdescendant, offspring
執筆しっぴつwriting
務めるつとめるto serve, to act
点数てんすうmarks, points, score
夫妻ふさいman and wife, married couple
臨時りんじtemporary, special, extraordinary
一流いちりゅうfirst class, leading
一斉いっせいsimultaneous, all at once
満点まんてんperfect score
役者やくしゃactor
自衛じえいself-defense
隙間すきまcrack, gap, opening
通用つうようpopular use, circulation
定価ていかestablished price
はじめましてはじめましてHow do you do, I am glad to meet you
枚数まいすうthe number of flat things
見出しみだしheading, index
油断ゆだんnegligence, unpreparedness
為替かわせmoney order, exchange
弱点じゃくてんweak point, weakness
隙すきunguarded moment, chance
しつれいしましたしつれいしましたExcuse me., I'm sorry.
残らずのこらずcompletely, without exception
圧縮あっしゅくcompression, condensation, pressure
叔父おじuncle (younger than one's parent)
ガムガムchewing gum
キャンパスキャンパスcampus
公衆こうしゅうthe public
図鑑ずかんpicture book
迫るせまるto draw near, to press
先端せんたんpointed end, tip
太鼓たいこdrum (Japanese taiko)
直径ちょっけいdiameter
とっくにとっくにlong ago, already, a long time ago
リットルリットルliter
ええとええとlet me see, well, er...
恨みうらみresentment
教養きょうようculture, education, sophistication

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